June 2017

Jun 14, 2017

Butterflies Get Royal Treatment on Golf Course

A team of volunteers supported by NC State and BASF plants milkweed and wildflowers at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course to create a habitat for rare monarch butterflies. 

Jun 14, 2017

New Ultrasound ‘Drill’ Targets Deep Vein Blood Clots

Researchers have developed a new surgical tool that uses low-frequency intravascular ultrasound to break down blood clots. 

Jun 13, 2017

Monarch Revival

Milkweed planted on Lonnie Poole Golf Course should help struggling monarch butterfly populations. 

Jun 9, 2017

Time Capsule Awash in Memories

There wasn’t a dry item in the house at the opening of a 50-year-old time capsule at the site of Raleigh’s now defunct Cardinal Theatre. 

Jun 9, 2017

Physicists Use Numerical ‘Tweezers’ to Study Nuclear Interactions

Researchers use numerical tweezers to study how interactions between protons and neutrons produce forces between nuclei. 

Jun 8, 2017

WolfTime Training Available

Learn everything you need to know to make a smooth transition to WolfTime, NC State’s new electronic timekeeping and leave system. Sign up now for a training session or online training module. 

Jun 8, 2017

Friday Institute Names 7 Superintendents 2017 Friday Medalists

The Friday Institute will present the 2017 Friday Medals to seven superintendents of rural school districts in North Carolina who have improved student learning and implemented digital-age approaches to teaching and learning. 

Jun 8, 2017

Honoring a Legacy

As the longtime director of NC State University’s Caldwell Fellows program, Gerald Hawkins seemed to take all of his students under his wing. Now, many Caldwell alumni are joining forces to bolster the program and honor the legacy of Hawkins — who retired more than a decade ago — by raising funds for his namesake endowment. 

Jun 8, 2017

Made in the Shade: Research Focuses on Combining Forestry, Livestock Grazing

Silvopasture – the practice of combining forestry with forage and livestock production – is rare in North America, but the practice could bring both economic and environmental benefits on marginal lands where traditional row cropping hasn’t worked. 

Jun 7, 2017

New Technique Enables 3-D Printing With Paste of Silicone Particles in Water

Taking its cue from sandcastles, research describes a new technique enabling 3-D printing of silicone rubber. 

Jun 7, 2017

Research Within Reach

NC State scientists are reaching out to get the public involved in research, by sharing findings and involving everyone in the work of discovery. 

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet Katie Mack

Katie Mack's enthusiasm for talking with the public about astronomy and skill at discussing complex subjects in accessible language have made her a go-to source for research on how the universe works. 

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet Madhusudan Katti

Madhusudan Katti, an ecologist and member of NC State's Leadership in Public Science faculty cluster, engages in public science efforts that are as diverse as his research. 

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet Caren Cooper

Caren Cooper is an ecologist and Leadership in Public Science faculty cluster member who wrote the book on citizen science — literally. 

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet K.C. Busch

Science educator and Leadership in Public Science cluster member K.C. Busch’s work examines how climate change is communicated in educational settings and what motivates young people to take action on this issue.